The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-04
NUMBER As.

soon as it meets in December. Work
viii be commenced on il immediately
upon the passage Of the bill and hurried
Ia completion. IL will be the joint enter
prise of Mr.. Astor and the Florida
Southern management. Both parties
are intensely interested in the matter
the Florida Southern 90 secure an outlet
10 the North and East, and Mr.. Astor 10
secure the connection between his two
roads, the Palatka and ST. Augustine.
and the ~. Johns and Lake Eustis. af
forded by the Florida Southern. In the
meantime. the short gap between the Pa
latka and ST. Augustine and the st.
Johns and Halifax Railways viii be
spanned. and the two connected, and the
track of the latter changed to standard
guage.
OPENING THE PORT OF ST. AUGUSTINE.
Following the contamination of the
second will be a realization of the third
shadow. The port Of st, Augustine will
he opened to the commerce Of the world
There will not only be lines of seagoing
steamships plying between st. Angus
tine and New York and other domestic
ports, but white-winged vessels, bearing
the insignia of every nationality, will
find attractions and business that will
bring them to the port of ~. Augustine
Merchant vessels from the bahamas and
West Indies will find market here in
which 10 dispose of the productions and
al -. III pI In. A. -.
purchase the supplies the inhabitants
need from this country.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL ROAD.
The fourth shadow pointing 10 ST. Au-
gustine as the metropolis of Florida is
the extension Of the Illinois Central
Railway southwark, through Kentucky,
Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Flor
ida, Ia ports ON the Gulf and Atlantic
Coasts. This is what is comprehended
in the Palatka and Northwestern from
Palatka to Tallahassee) and the Bir-
mingham and Florida Airline from
Tallahassee northward to birmingham,
connecting AT Birmingham, Ala, with
the Illinois Central system. St. Angus
tine is TO be the objective point ON the
Atlantic Coast This line will bring To
this port lumber, coal, iron, brick and
grain. and other products of the north
west for re-shipment. The building OF
this lin" Is not "A coniecture-it is com
ing southwark from Birmingham with
the most remarkable speed known 10
railroad construction. The engineer
corps are in the field locating the south
crn extremity of the Birmingham and
Tallahassee route, and, this completed.
they will make "A preliminary survey of
the Palatka and Tallahassee route.
NOT IN \ YEAR.
These shadows seem unerring To the
mind of your correspondent. They do
not have the appearance Of possibilities
or even probabilities alone, but living
realities perforce Of natural consequences
following each other with the certain
~ that Gains follow storms. The Ponce
lie Leon Hotel Of this city has not been
completed in "A year; neither will all these
enterprises be realized in year. II will
take time, but | truly believe they will
bc consumated within the'next five years.
| expect 10 see the day when Mr.. Astor
will be compelled Ia make the Palatka
and ST. Augustine double, yes triple.
track railway in order to accommodate
the travel and traffic between the two
cities from which il derives its name.
THE CITIZENS OF ST. AUGUSTINE.
congratulate 81. Augustine upon the
fact that her business men and citizens
generally are far-soeing, liberal and con-
servative they are ready, willing and
anxious for capitalists to come and take
root in their city and make Of il what
they are financially unable 10 do them
selves. This is the most promising
shadow have mentioned, for an unpro-
gressige and an unwilling people in this
city could and would bring to naught
every good work for her interest as the
cntrcpot, and Palatka as the distributing
point for the commerce of Florida.
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